War-Planes With Enormous Range

IT was reported on May 17 that Japan has built a ’plane capable of flying non-stop to Australia and back (about 7,000 miles). Here is an answer to it— one of the first photographs of America’s latest 4-engined navy patrol bomber; range 6,000 miles; the most heavily-gunned ’plane aloft. The gun emplacements include two guns in a special compartment, right at the end of the tail. The

’plane is not “blind” from any angle. A bullet-proof compartment in front has two machjne-guns. The pilot cockpit is slightly to the rear, and above. This type is now under production at the Consolid ated factory, San Diego, for the U.S. Navy, It is more than twice the size of the air boat Mr. Archbold will fly to New Guinea in June—(From John Williams, Hono lulu.)